Public Education
Colorado Springs school district ends relationship with teacher’s union(The Sentinel) – Late last year, the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Board of Education voted to end its collective bargaining agreement with the Colorado Springs Education Association – the union… Read More
Public Education
Texas A&M sponsors trip to DEI conference banning Asian and white students(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Texas A&M University is reportedly sponsoring a trip for faculty and PhD students to attend a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) conference that explicitly… Read More
Public Education
Want better public schools? Create competition, argues school choice expertSchool choice guru Corey DeAngelis is all for Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. But the problem in education is as much misspending as overspending, he says. Read More
Public Education
PowerSchool hack exposes personal data of millions of kids, raises cybersecurity questionsSchools in North Carolina and nationwide are doing damage control after a “cybersecurity incident” compromised the personal information of millions of K-12 students and teachers. PowerSchool, a cloud-based… Read More
Public Education
Reports call for billions more to fund Colorado K-12, some say unnecessarily(The Center Square) – Two studies released last week are calling for Colorado to spend billions more on K-12 education programs. This comes as absenteeism grows and enrollment… Read More
Public Education
After-school club in D.C. is racially segregated, violates Constitution, federal complaint allegesA parent advocacy group has blown the whistle on racial segregation in Washington D.C.’s public schools. Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal complaint… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin’s new school accountability system approved by feds(The Center Square) — The new year has already brought the Youngkin administration long-anticipated news: The U.S. Department of Education has approved Virginia’s new school performance and support framework. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma school board keeps explicit book, ignores parents and state superintendentAn Oklahoma school district has voted to keep a sexually explicit book in its library despite parents’ objections. Edmond Public Schools’ (EPS) board voted unanimously Monday to keep… Read More
Public Education
Open enrollment grows across Wisconsin to almost 10% of all public-school studentsThe popularity of Wisconsin’s open-enrollment policies continues to increase, amounting to more than 73,000 children outside their home district – or 9.1% of all public-school students – in the… Read More
Public Education
Both College Bowl competitors spent millions on six-figure salaries for DEI bureaucrats(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Texas (UT) and The Ohio State University (OSU) have both funneled millions of dollars into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives,… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school choice momentum should continue, education expert writes(The Center Square) – After school choice students more than doubled in Ohio in the last four years, a policy group is pushing lawmakers to keep the momentum moving… Read More
Public Education
Texas teacher’s aide arrested twice in same month for sexual misconduct with minorA Texas teacher’s aide was arrested twice in December for sexual misconduct with a minor. Roosevelt Alexander Sr., a 46-year-old teacher’s aide for the Waco Independent School… Read More
Government, Public Education
North Dakota governor champions educational freedom in speechNorth Dakota’s new governor has declared his support for school choice. In his State of the State address on Tuesday, freshman governor Kelly Armstrong… Read More
Public Education
Kansas superintendent says reductions in student body led to district’s $5 million shortfall(The Sentinel) – Leavenworth USD 453 Superintendent Dr. Kellen Adams told city leaders his district is facing a $5 million budget deficit this year, due to decreased student enrollment… Read More
Public Education
Idaho governor proposes $50M to expand school choiceIdaho Gov. Brad Little announced his support for expanding school choice during his 2025 State of the State address. In the address Monday, Little,… Read More
Public Education
‘Hostile environment’: University failed To address hundreds of complaints alleging harassment of Jewish students(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education announced Thursday that it resolved several complaints with Rutgers University regarding how the school handled harassment of Jewish students. Read More
Public Education
California Gov. Newsom proposes spending $24,746 per student as majority fail state standards(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing spending $24,746 per student in the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget as the majority of students continue to fail… Read More
Public Education
Ohio public schools face worsening behavioral issues as expulsion rates riseAmid mounting concerns about students’ behavioral issues, a new report indicates expulsions due to fighting have nearly doubled in Ohio public schools over the last… Read More
Public Education
Majority of Tennesseans support school choice expansion, poll finds(The Center Square) – A majority of Tennesseans polled by the Beacon Center said they support Gov. Bill Lee’s expansion of school choice statewide. The poll of 1,200 registered… Read More
Public Education
Liberty-based charter school seeks approval in ColoradoA proposed K-12 charter school in Colorado wants to give children a classical education. John Adams Academy seeks approval from the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI) to… Read More